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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB3107
Introduced 2/22/2005, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
alternative teacher certification.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3107 |
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LRB094 07165 RAS 37320 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 21-5c as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/21-5c)
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| Sec. 21-5c. Alternative route to teacher certification. |
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| The
The State Board
of Education, in consultation with the |
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| State Teacher Certification Board, shall
establish and |
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| implement an alternative route to teacher certification |
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| program
under which persons who meet the requirements of and |
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| successfully complete the
program established by this Section |
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| shall be issued an initial teaching
certificate for teaching in |
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| schools in this State.
The State Board of Education shall
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| approve a course of study
that persons in the program must |
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| successfully complete in order to
satisfy one criterion for |
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| issuance of a certificate under this Section. The
Alternative |
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| Route to Teacher Certification program course of study must |
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| include
the current content and skills contained in a |
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| university's current courses
for State certification which |
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| have been approved by the State Board of
Education, in |
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| consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board, as the
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| requirement for State teacher certification. |
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| The program established under this Section shall be
known |
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| as the Alternative Route to Teacher Certification program. The |
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| program
may be offered in conjunction with one or more |
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| not-for-profit
organizations in the State. The program shall be |
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| comprised of the following 3
phases: (a) a
course of study |
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| offered on an intensive basis in education theory,
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| instructional methods, and
practice teaching; (b) the person's |
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| assignment to a full-time
teaching position for one school |
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| year, including the designation of a
mentor teacher to advise |